Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cms@dragon.uucp Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Receiving the host Message-ID: Date: 29 Jul 90 17:46:58 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited Lines: 53 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , hwt@.bnr.ca (Henry Troup) writes: > In article cms@dragon.uucp writes: >>the late middle ages, the priest is to continue to place the bread in people's >>mouths rather than following the ancient practice of placing it in their >>hands." So that's why! I find it interesting that here the Church is a force > > I'm slightly confused - are you saying that American Episcopal practice is > to place the bread in people's mouths? This is rather unlike the Episcopal > Church in Scotland, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Do you also receive > in both kinds? I believe the above quotation is from the 1549 Prayer Book (Church of England). In the Episcopal Church, the Body of Christ is placed in the hand, generally. In some Churches, placing the Body of Christ on the tongue is the rule, but such churches are the exception in the Anglican Communion. In actual practice, Episcopal Church priests will place the Eucharist on the tongue's of those who open their mouths; this is simply because of the large numbers of Roman Catholics who come to our church for the first time (myself included) and aren't familiar with prevailing practice. After receiving Communion on the tongue in the Episcopal Church, the priest once said to me, "Hold out your hand." I said, "Sir?" and he repeated, "Hold out your hand." Confused, I did so, and he placed the Eucharist in my hand. I have to confess I was utterly, utterly *shocked* when I held the Eucharist in my hand and wasn't sure what to do with it. I felt like Peter at the Transfiguration who didn't know what he was saying either when I asked, "What do I do with it?" I felt like an idiot later. I remember the priest saying under his breath, "Oh, boy," then he said, "You eat it." I did. Heh heh. I've grown in the Church since then. This has nothing whatsoever to do with theology; it's just something that had never happened to me before. I had no problem then, and have no problem now, with touching the Eucharist, I'd just never done it before. I also used to immediately get up and leave after receiving the Body; it was only later than I realized that, yes, we also receive the Blood of Christ in the Episcopal Church. > BTW, the host is supposed to be a wonderful remedy for caterpillars on > cabbage! > :^) ????? Huh ??? > Henry Troup - BNR owns but does not share my opinions | Not one of 100% of -- Sincerely, Cindy Smith _///_ // SPAWN OF A JEWISH _///_ // _///_ // <`)= _<< CARPENTER _///_ //<`)= _<< <`)= _<< _///_ // \\\ \\ \\ _\\\_ <`)= _<< \\\ \\ \\\ \\ <`)= _<< >IXOYE=('> \\\ \\ \\\ \\_///_ // // /// _///_ // _///_ // emory!dragon!cms <`)= _<< _///_ // <`)= _<< <`)= _<< \\\ \\<`)= _<< \\\ \\ \\\ \\ GO AGAINST THE FLOW! \\\ \\ A Real Live Catholic in Georgia